For the last three decades, people “doing church” have been trying to measure growth in a post-Christian age. It is true: for every generation of people that pass, fewer attend church. Measuring a church’s growth by using the old methods do not work anymore. The old methods of measuring growth were, according to us Baptists,Continue reading “How do you Measure Church Growth during COVID?”
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Household Codes, 1 Peter, and the Liberation of a “Text of Terror”
By Joe LaGuardia In a sermon (see below) delivered on 3 May 2020, I explore the meaning– and gospel truth– of “Household codes”, as they are often called: Those scriptures that inform how Christians are to relate to others, including spouses, governments, and (for slaves) masters and parents in non-Christian settings. The codes are presentContinue reading “Household Codes, 1 Peter, and the Liberation of a “Text of Terror””
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